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    Austin James Stevens is a South African-born herpetologist and wildlife photographer known for hosting snake documentaries. He was born in 1950 in Pretoria, South Africa and became interested in snakes at age 12. By the time he finished school, his reptile collection included some of the most exotic and venomous species in the world. His mother died when he was in his thirties after losing a lung in a car accident as a girl and often being ill. His father owned a small typewriter repair business.

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    Austin James Stevens is a South African-born herpetologist and wildlife photographer known for hosting snake documentaries. He was born in 1950 in Pretoria, South Africa and became interested in snakes at age 12. By the time he finished school, his reptile collection included some of the most exotic and venomous species in the world. His mother died when he was in his thirties after losing a lung in a car accident as a girl and often being ill. His father owned a small typewriter repair business.

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    Austin Steven

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    Austin James Stevens is a South African-born herpetologist and wildlife photographer known for hosting snake documentaries. He was born in 1950 in Pretoria, South Africa and became interested in snakes at age 12. By the time he finished school, his reptile collection included some of the most exotic and venomous species in the world. His mother died when he was in his thirties after losing a lung in a car accident as a girl and often being ill. His father owned a small typewriter repair business.

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    Austin Steven’s Most Dangerous

    Desert Giants
    1) Read this paragraph about Austin Source:
    www.wikipedia.org

    Austin James Stevens (born 19 May 1950) is a South African-born herpetologist and wildlife
    photographer best known for hosting a series of snake documentaries. Austin is also the author of 2
    books. Stevens has become widely regarded as one of the most daring wildlife presenters in the world,
    risking his life on numerous occasions for his work

    Austin Stevens was born in Pretoria, South Africa and became interested in snakes at the age of 12. By the time he
    finished school, his reptile collection included some of the most exotic and venomous species in the world.

    His mother lost a lung in a car accident as a girl, was often ill, and died when Stevens was in his thirties; his father owned
    a small typewriter repair business.

    Read the information about Austin and complete the mind map with the information you get from the reading.

    1) 2) 3)

    Occupations

    birthday birthplace

    Austin Steven

    mother 12 years old

    father

    2) Watch the video and answer these questions

    A. What’s Austin photographing?

    B. How many young elephants (=calves) can he count?

    C. Why do you have to be careful?

    D. What’s his problem?

    E. Is the last elephant young or old?

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